What is CVE-2026-46155?

CVE-2026-46155 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-46155?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux

CVE-2026-46155

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smb/client: fix out-of-bounds read in smb2_compound_op() If a server sends a truncated response but a large OutputBufferLength, and terminates the EA list early, check_w…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 0, 6.12.88, 7.1
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-46155?: CVE-2026-46155 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-46155?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.